labeur

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch labeur, from Middle French labeur, from Old French labor, from Latin labor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːˈbøːr/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: la‧beur
• Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

labeur n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. (chiefly Belgium) toil, hard labour, heavy labour, in the past esp. on agricultural land

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French labor, borrowed from Latin labōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.bœʁ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

labeur m (plural labeurs)

1. toil

   Un dur labeur.

Synonyms

• (poetic) travail

Derived terms

• labeurer

Related terms

• labourer
• laboureur

References

• “labeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

• “labeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• abluer